Nipple.



F. H. BOWLY.

NIPPLE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.15,1911.

Ll Patented Nov. 19, 1912.

manto/a afferma,

STATES PATENT OFFICE.

i FRANKLIN H. BOWLY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR F ONE-HALF TO MARY WEBB,

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

NIPPLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led August 15, 1911. Serial No. 644,162.

To all. whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANKLiNvI-I. BOWLY,

I a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Nipples, of which the following is a specification.

The general object ofthe invention is to,

prevent the intermittent flow of liquid through the nipple or teat of a nursing bott-le.

Other objects will appear and be better understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure l is a side elevation of one embodiment of the invention. Fig. 2 is a det-ail vertical section of the nipple or teat attachment shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 of a modification.

The bottle or container 5 for the liquid food has a neck 6 as shown in Fig. 1.

The nipples or teats 9 and l0 connect with a base l1 which is adapted to be sprung over the neck 6 of the bottle 5 the said nipples or teats being of soft rubber or other elastic material and the base 11 also being of elastic material and adapted to snugly fit on the neck 6. It is not necessary, however, to adhere to the above described construction since, as Shown in Fig. 8, the nipples or y teats 12 and 13 are relatively rigid so as to provide a firm substance for the infants gums, whereby, to provide a teething pad.

In this instance it will also be observed that t-he base 14C is rigid and adapted to be inserted into the neck 6 similarly to the ordi- .in nary cork or stopper. For purposes 0f illustration I have shown the nipples 12 and 13 and the base 14 formed of hard rubber. It is to be understood, however, that I am not to be limited to the specific use of this material since it will be manifest that any relatively hard material such as Celluloid may be equally as well employed.

From the foregoing it will'be seen that when the infant drawsy the contents of the bottle or container through one of the teats or nipples the other teat or nipple will serve as an air vent, thus insuring a steady flow of the contents of the bottle or container through the nipple in the infants mouth.

Although I have shown and described a preferred and modified fo-rm of my invention it is to be understood that I am not to bel limited to the specific description herein given nor to the particular arrangement of the parts since it will be seen that various changes will be made, in the scope of the appended claim, without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

What I claim as new is:

An attachment for nursing nipples comprising a base adapted to connect with the neck of a bottle and provided with a pair of diverging nipples contiguous to said base,

one of said nipples being adapted to act as an air vent while the other nipple is in use. In testimony whereof I aniX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANKLIN H. BOWLY. Witnesses:

H. B. FRANK, EDWARD R. REGA.

Patented Nov. 19, 1912. 

